The first medals of the 2018 Olympics were awarded today. Cross Country and History Making Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla won the women’s 15km Skiathlon gold medal. The 15km is a mass start cross country race, also referred to a 7.5km + 7.5km. The first 7.5km is raced in the classic style, while the second 7.5km is Read more about Day 1[…]
The moment we have been waiting for. The moment many athletes have been waiting for! Per my earlier Facebook post, I’d like to say I called it. In PyeongChang’s opening ceremony titled, “Peace In Motion,” there were memories of the synchronization and polish of Beijing 2008 (the Opening Ceremony which YT and I first bonded Read more about Day 0 – The Opening Ceremony[…]
Action is already underway at the Olympics. There are 102 medal events this year – the most ever! You can only cram so much activity into a day, so that means starting a few events early. A few tidbits to remember: There is a 14-hour time difference between the live action in PyeongChang and your Read more about Day (-1) Continued[…]
As athletes have been arriving in PyeongChang over the last couple of days, weeks and months, their lives have been quite busy with acclimatization, getting comfy in the athletes village, and trying to focus. We managed to grab a bit of time from Korean Ice Hockey team member, Caroline Park. We first met Caroline many Read more about Day (-1): Pre-Olympic Chatter[…]
For those of us in the (Canadian) Eastern timezone, televised Olympics coverage begins at 7:05 PM Wednesday evening on CBC! Alpine training runs, (NEW!) Mixed Doubles Curling, Ski Jumping (Normal Hill). Stay tuned!
THE FINAL DAY. The final day kicked off with a heartfelt press conference by the Canadian Olympic Committee, spilling over with pride and gratitude for the nation’s support and the Olympic spirit of our team, their drive and determination. Canada’s goal was to finish Top 12 in the medal count and they finished Read more about Rio Recap Day 16[…]
ELBOWS UP! WOMEN’S MTB – CROSS COUNTRY Canadian women, Catharine Pendrel and Emily Batty, were looking for redemption. At London 2012, Pendrel crashed and Batty broke her collarbone BEFORE the competition, still competed and finished 24th. This time around, Pendrel crashed early on, but picked herself up to continue. Pendrel picked up a Bronze Read more about Rio Recap Day 15[…]
More Bronze Medals! SOCCER – Women’s Final Round Bronze Medal Game – Canada vs. Brazil Probably one of the toughest things to do is come so close to a gold medal chance, only to have to prepare yourself for a bronze medal showdown (and against the host national at that). Canada opened the scoring in Read more about Rio Recap Day 14[…]
More Bling For Canada! BASKETBALL – Women’s Semis: The women’s tourney continued without Canada in the final four. Spain defeated Serbia 68-54 and the Americans did not romp France, but still won 86-67. BEACH VOLLEYBALL – Men’s Medal Round In the Gold medal match, it was World Number 1 Brazil (Oscar Schmidt and Cerutti) Read more about Rio Recap Day 13[…]
CANOE / KAYAK – Flatwater Men’s Canoe C1 (200m) – Mark Oldershaw was in action again today for the sprint. He finished fourth in his heat and had to race the semi final where he did not fare his best. Unfortunately, he did not place high enough to move onto the final. Brazil’s Quieroz Read more about Rio Recap Day 12[…]